23.4.15

I was
surprised to find all these installations in front of the entrance to « my »
park. Well, I learnt that they will disappear in “a couple” of months. It’s
part of the work on the extension of metro line no. 14.

In this
part of the city we have at present line no. 13, probably the most overcrowded
of all Paris metro lines. Something had to be done. (I’m lucky not to have to
use it every day at 8 am or 6 pm.)

I have
already posted about the close-by park Clichy-Batignolles-Martin Luther King
(e.g. here), where the Olympic village would have been created if Paris had got
the 2012 games. Instead it has now become a very popular park and starts to be
surrounded by a number of office (12.700 people) and living (6.500 people) buildings. Everything is very ecological, all buildings are equipped
with solar panels… (Some of these photos were taken before all the leaves were
out.)

Furthermore
the new Palace of Justice will be installed at the northern end of the park.

So, finally
the decision was made to extend line no. 14, which at present stops at Gare
Saint Lazare to the north. The line will – in 2019 - reach the northern suburbs
like Gennevilliers, Saint Ouen…, but personally I’m more concerned by a new station,
Pont Cardinet, “just round the corner”
for me.

Some 5.8 km
(3.6 miles) and four new stations are being built. Costs are estimated to 1.4 billion
€ (slightly more in $).

The
installations in front of “my” park, Square des Batignolles, are thus temporary
and are quite modest…

… compared
to what what you can find where the new Pont Cardinet station will be
installed. The present little building will obviously disappear and be replaced
by a building where the metro entrance(s) will be integrated.

Wow -- that's a lot of construction. I fear next time I come to Paris I will need a new metro map! I hope that the construction will end up with spots that are appropriate to the neighborhood landscape.

Hi Peter!Nr. 14 is a great line...Holiday in Portugal - 41 years of democracy and 45 years I met Guida. Champagne is already in the fridge. Cheers...Enjoy a short stopover in London at BlogtrotterWish you a great weekend!

Interesting! Thanks for the info! We used to take the 14 every day when living in Paris during a year abroad - I can't help but have flashbacks of the modern, clean, and classy 14 every time I'm on the NYC subway and dreading my life...Paris did an awesome job with that line! I love the Gare de Lyon jungle!

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